If you don’t understand the terms he’s using for the notes here’s the translation: Whole note: Semi-breve Half note: Minim Quarter Note: Crotchet Eighth Note: Quaver Sixteenth Note: Semi-quaver
Those are the dumbed-down names though... like having a "round of 16" instead of a quarter-final. If you're serious about music, you shouldn't be thrown by talk of minims and crotchets.
6:14 my brain was so confused because it was expecting 2 crochets per bar, but there were 4 quavers, lightbulb moment though, realizing it only defines where the beat/metronome lands. Awesome stuff, thanks for these series. The note grouping makes a lot more sense now.
Altho this was a 12 minute video i spend half an hour studying it and writing it down and trying to work out everything by pausing the video before the explenation and learning how you tackle them and seeing that as a more effective way and honestly it was alot of fun. I really enjoyed the editing in the video that made it easy to follow, the audio and the way you speak is clear, you covered alot and planned out your videos ahead of time and.. well this video is just amazing, passes the test of time and is most possibly one of the best music theory videos on the internet. Im going take a break, watch an episode of anime and then come back and tackle the next video and i feel like this is going be a very quick and effective way of learning for myself, your video is truly something amazing and i wanted to just thank you for making this and I'll probably thank you again when i get to the end of this series. I'll be most definitely recommending this video specifically and if all if your videos are to this quality then you're really doing you're best and i thank you so much Mr Wiles
I am practicing again after several years. Your videos have helped me with some difficult pieces. Thank you so much. There's just so much to remember from formal schooling. You are a great teacher.
IM SO HAPPY I FOUND YOUR CHANNELI HAVE A MUSIC EXAM ON SUNDAY AND EVERYTHING I STUDIED IS ON THIS THANK GOD . GOD BLESS YOU !! BTW IM IN A BRITISH SCHOOL SO THIS IS PERFECT
Thank you for this. This is the first lesson in decades on this subject that I have finally understood. At the 3:13 mark of your video, I thumped the beat with my foot and understood where the notes depicted on the staff fell within the beat.
Thank you musictheoryguy, for a long time I was always struggling with my time signatures but now after watching this video i am very very confident about it. I have a music theory exam coming up and this was very helpful. THANK YOU!! Now I am intrigued to watch the rest of your series.
This is great, Music Theory Guy! I was listening to a Rush song and it made me want to understand time signatures. Now I plan to watch your whole series! BTW, it's too bad you have ratings turned off, as I would have loved to give you a thumbs up!
How refreshing to see a well made, competently-presented music lesson. I teach music and I am appalled at some of the drivel on RUclips. Even when the information is correct the presenters don't bother thinking about what they're going to say in advance and so it comes out garbled. Some even scribble incomprehensibly on a piece of paper in tiny writing in pencil. Absolutely dreadful. This is excellent - a real pleasure to watch. Thank you for restoring my faith.
Thank you very much for this video! I am ready to sit my pian grade 8 very soon but am ashamed to have left my grade 5 theory so late and need to get it completed asap! I made notes and am very pleased with my progress. You explain everything so well!
I'm American, and this is very hard to follow, considering we don't use terms like crotchets. Our names for notes are like "Whole notes" and "half-notes" and "quarter-notes" and so on.
JayoJay Lol but it makes more sense to call them half notes and so on instead of crotchets or minims. Plus, I don't think a switch up in the terms really makes any difference or hinders a "proper" learning experience.
Imagine if you first learned music in a non-English language, then lived in US and got used to that and now this :) Takes probably 5min to get used to the new names! ;)
thanks for these lessons my friend, nearly gave up hope when looking on the internet to find a decent lesson on time signatures... but then i found your videos and they were exactly what i was looking for :) cheers
After watching a couple tutorials, I came across your video and from the thumbnail alone, I understand what time signature is now and the significance of the bottom number. I would say great video but I haven't watched it but I'm sure it is and I found this helpful excellent thumbnail to say the least
Best Explanation ive ever heard on time signature's!!, most teachers just rush through stuff and dont explain it well and miss out on important parts which leave people confused, but you my friend have nailed it on the head! subscribingg
Thanks a lot for your wonderful explanation. Since, I am used to American terminology, it takes a while for mental conversions, but your examples and tips makes it all worthwhile. Beautiful and priceless lesson!!
A local amateur dramatics group are currently rehearsing for a production of “Sunset Boulevard”, and I happened to notice in the libretto that there were a couple of bars that had a 1/2 time signature! I also recall seeing a 1/2 bar in an Eric Thiman anthem entitled “Sing Alleluia Forth”.
First off, I'd like to say that I love your videos I have really struggled with music theory for a while and you've really helped. Second, I was wondering if you have ever considered putting parts of your videos (like the note chart and pyramid) in a PDF format so they can be printed for easier reference? Without the margin of error from hand copying it. Also do you have any worksheets for your videos?
11:54 Ironically recently I discovered that some scored versions of the beginning of the Goo Goo Dolls song _Iris_ have it with an 8/8 time-signature. It took me by surprise, but when you hear the way that beginning part is “weighted”, somehow 8/8 does seem more fitting than 4/4...
you know what sir ! you are brilliant ! i had a music final exam in my collage and coulndt find a book to study from as its an elective subject , so i found your video , and i studied it , and i ended up with a full mark !!! thank you !
So, does the time signature basically tell you the tempo of the music? If there is an 8 at the bottom, it's faster; if there's a 2, it's slower? I'm teaching myself to play the flute, so I'm learning theory as I go. This channel is the best I've found.
The time signature will *never* tell you the tempo. For example, you could play 4/4 fast, slow or crazy fast. The time signature merely tells you: how many beats in a bar and how to count them. All the best, @musictheoryguy
Initially I thought, "13 minutes on time signatures, are you serious?' But after watching the whole thing, I must say the video is very engaging and extremely helpful. You addressed the exact question I was looking for an answer to - what is the difference between common & cut common time and why have both. Bravo. Thanks! My only suggestion for improvement would be to include example pieces of music with charts on the screen so we can hear & see the difference.
Your explanations make sense and your pacing is great, only wish there were examples using sounds, though I understanding how this might come off as condescending to those already studying music theory, kinda like how explaining how to count in a fractions class.
Just incase anyone is unsure of what these terms he's using mean, here's a little context: A breve/whole note is eight counts. A semibreve/whole note is four counts. A minim/half note is two counts. A crotchet/quarter note is one count. A quaver/eighth note is a half count. Hope this is useful. 🌝
This was so helpful, in school we did a song in Cut Time and I had no idea and sorta dragged myself through it. This really ally helped me, thanks a lot.
I cannot find the video that was referenced at the begging. I have search for the video titled," Note names and there values and cannot find anything. Can you help me?
Great video! Really helped me understand time signatures better than my music teacher teaches it! Got my exam in a few weeks so much appreciated great video!
I really enjoyed the simple way in which you explained this topic. I'm now going to watch the rest of your videos. Thanks for posting. The penny has finally dropped for me!
thanks I always review ur vids. I play the violin and I just don't get the bottom number. Everyone gets it just I dont gEt it. I was panicking and I searched up a vid and found this. It was helpful to me and I understand now. Thank you so much ur vids r clear for me. Btw can't you use quarter,half,eight,or sixteebth notes? oh and who is watching in 2016??
I like how you explained the bottom number, as I have not been able to explain it very well except to tell my students the 4 means the quarter note gets the beat. I like how you explained it where they could figure it out!.
Thank you so much! I started from the third video of time signature and went backwards and I actually understand! Thank you so much! I would not have comprehended this by only listening in class.
Could you say that the number at the bottom of the key signature is sort of the standard type of note used in the piece you are playing? And any variations may come as these note being the standard? eg. a whole note is four crotchets, therefore any key signature with x/4 would use the crotchet as its standard. eg.2 a whole note is eight quavers, so any key signature with x/8 would use a quaver as its standard (x is the top number)
Might be a stupid question but If there's already a designated note value in the Time Signature (eg: 4/4), why is it possible to put other notes in it? Is the note value not absolute? I'm sorry I hope my question makes sense
So many teachers in youtube but I found no one who actually good at transferring concepts to their viewers. Knowledge is nothing if you can't explain the entire concept in a simple way. Instead they use too many words and some jargons.
so the bottom = the style, minim, crotchet, etc. but you can also have multiple types within the song? For example crotchets and quavers? This just gave me more questions than answers.
this is good, but in case you are american, semibreve = 1 note (whole), minim = 1/2 note (half), crotchet = 1/4 note (quarter), quaver = 1/8 note (eighth), and semiquaver = 1/16 note (sixteenth). i was really confused until i realized these names were a british notation. with all respect to the british system, it's just easier for me to have it in numbers so i can do the math quickly
With the example at 11:33, i understand why the 8 is on the bottom, but why is the 3 on top? I'm really confused. I thought the 3 means there is 3 beats in each measure, but each measure only has 1 and a half beats (one quarter note and one 8th note). I need help!
Seems to me the bottom number of the time signature is pointless, in each measure you will see the notes and timing of each notes anyways, so why have it written the beginning if each measures going to have a different timing notes?
I got a question, is there is such thing as a 6/4 time signature? It's barely talked about and theres very little info on it. 6/8 gets talked about a lot
So if I'm playing guitar and lets say I'm plucking a string at every pulse im playing quarter notes right? then is im pluck a string on every beat and off beat i'm playing 8th notes?? please help!
The symbol for common time isn't a C and it doesn't represent the first letter in "common time". It's an incomplete circle because when that symbol was created, 3/4 was considered "perfect" time, and was represented with a circle, and 4/4 was considered "imperfect" time: thus, the circle was incomplete. Funny though how the circle for 3/4 never stayed around, I would have liked to use it but no one would know what it meant without a history lesson
had trouble getting it at first since the terms are different... But bruh thanks for this!! Made lotsa sense, esp when I wrote notes alongside watching. More power🤘
I must say, I prefer the European terminology for music theory and it's components more than what is found in the U.S. it makes it more fashionable and fun to learn!
So if you are listening to a piece of music, how are you to know if the notes being played are quarters, eights, sixteenths etc. without just assuming it's 4/4 and guessing? I understand how to solve the time signature if the notes are written down. But if it's being played, I see no way of determining what note it is.
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If you don’t understand the terms he’s using for the notes here’s the translation:
Whole note: Semi-breve
Half note: Minim
Quarter Note: Crotchet
Eighth Note: Quaver
Sixteenth Note: Semi-quaver
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this would be a lot easier to understand if he was using our terms like quarter notes and half notes.
Not everyone is American, tough shit right?
Those are the dumbed-down names though... like having a "round of 16" instead of a quarter-final. If you're serious about music, you shouldn't be thrown by talk of minims and crotchets.
Same. I was completely lost when he brought up these terms I never heard before.
I know right? :/
It would be; for *you*. God, why do americans want everything their way?
6:14 my brain was so confused because it was expecting 2 crochets per bar, but there were 4 quavers, lightbulb moment though, realizing it only defines where the beat/metronome lands. Awesome stuff, thanks for these series. The note grouping makes a lot more sense now.
You have NOO idea on how much you've helped me! Forever grateful!
Only video on RUclips that helped me fully understand, I've taken GCSE music and now I'm flying, thanks so much!
Altho this was a 12 minute video i spend half an hour studying it and writing it down and trying to work out everything by pausing the video before the explenation and learning how you tackle them and seeing that as a more effective way and honestly it was alot of fun.
I really enjoyed the editing in the video that made it easy to follow, the audio and the way you speak is clear, you covered alot and planned out your videos ahead of time and.. well this video is just amazing, passes the test of time and is most possibly one of the best music theory videos on the internet.
Im going take a break, watch an episode of anime and then come back and tackle the next video and i feel like this is going be a very quick and effective way of learning for myself, your video is truly something amazing and i wanted to just thank you for making this and I'll probably thank you again when i get to the end of this series.
I'll be most definitely recommending this video specifically and if all if your videos are to this quality then you're really doing you're best and i thank you so much Mr Wiles
4:27 "My answer is simply, no."
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I am practicing again after several years. Your videos have helped me with some difficult pieces. Thank you so much. There's just so much to remember from formal schooling. You are a great teacher.
IM SO HAPPY I FOUND YOUR CHANNELI HAVE A MUSIC EXAM ON SUNDAY AND EVERYTHING I STUDIED IS ON THIS THANK GOD . GOD BLESS YOU !! BTW IM IN A BRITISH SCHOOL SO THIS IS PERFECT
you've explained it better than anyone in my entire life.
Thank you for this. This is the first lesson in decades on this subject that I have finally understood. At the 3:13 mark of your video, I thumped the beat with my foot and understood where the notes depicted on the staff fell within the beat.
Thank you musictheoryguy, for a long time I was always struggling with my time signatures but now after watching this video i am very very confident about it. I have a music theory exam coming up and this was very helpful. THANK YOU!!
Now I am intrigued to watch the rest of your series.
this is SO useful. you don't even understand, I have an exam tomorrow and I finally get it! thank you soooo much
This is great, Music Theory Guy! I was listening to a Rush song and it made me want to understand time signatures. Now I plan to watch your whole series!
BTW, it's too bad you have ratings turned off, as I would have loved to give you a thumbs up!
Amen to that!
I've been playing guitar for 10 years now, so it's about time I learn about more complex time signatures. This series seems great so far.
How refreshing to see a well made, competently-presented music lesson. I teach music and I am appalled at some of the drivel on RUclips. Even when the information is correct the presenters don't bother thinking about what they're going to say in advance and so it comes out garbled. Some even scribble incomprehensibly on a piece of paper in tiny writing in pencil. Absolutely dreadful. This is excellent - a real pleasure to watch. Thank you for restoring my faith.
today i gave my theory exam of ABRSM and i did well coz of ur help,you saved my life thank you very much whoever you are.
Thank you very much for this video! I am ready to sit my pian grade 8 very soon but am ashamed to have left my grade 5 theory so late and need to get it completed asap! I made notes and am very pleased with my progress. You explain everything so well!
Thank you for your kind words! Good luck with the Grade 8 piano and the Grade 5 theory! Best wishes.
+musictheoryguy
Took me a few hours to understand your concepts, specifically the bottom time signature. I'm a novice learner too. Great job.
+Kate Maher
How did you do grades 6 and 7 without the grade 5 theory...?
I'm American, and this is very hard to follow, considering we don't use terms like crotchets. Our names for notes are like "Whole notes" and "half-notes" and "quarter-notes" and so on.
Just write down the name. You should be able to recognize what the note is without a name applied to it anyway.
@JayoJay Thats how they teach it in America though....
JayoJay Lol but it makes more sense to call them half notes and so on instead of crotchets or minims. Plus, I don't think a switch up in the terms really makes any difference or hinders a "proper" learning experience.
Imagine if you first learned music in a non-English language, then lived in US and got used to that and now this :) Takes probably 5min to get used to the new names! ;)
@JayoJay
In America they don't teach this--we learn whole notes, half notes, quarter notes, sixteenth notes, triplets, etc
thanks for these lessons my friend, nearly gave up hope when looking on the internet to find a decent lesson on time signatures... but then i found your videos and they were exactly what i was looking for :) cheers
After watching a couple tutorials, I came across your video and from the thumbnail alone, I understand what time signature is now and the significance of the bottom number. I would say great video but I haven't watched it but I'm sure it is and I found this helpful excellent thumbnail to say the least
Best Explanation ive ever heard on time signature's!!, most teachers just rush through stuff and dont explain it well and miss out on important parts which leave people confused, but you my friend have nailed it on the head! subscribingg
Lol! Thanks for sticking with it and for the kind comments. Best wishes.
Thanks a lot for your wonderful explanation. Since, I am used to American terminology, it takes a while for mental conversions, but your examples and tips makes it all worthwhile. Beautiful and priceless lesson!!
A local amateur dramatics group are currently rehearsing for a production of “Sunset Boulevard”, and I happened to notice in the libretto that there were a couple of bars that had a 1/2 time signature!
I also recall seeing a 1/2 bar in an Eric Thiman anthem entitled “Sing Alleluia Forth”.
Best Time Signature video I have seen yet online! Great explanations, love the detail
took the most meticulous notes on this... PERFECTLY UNDERSTAND!
Thank you !
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thank you so much!! i didn't even uderstand this music theory at school!! thank you! i finally understand everything for my exam!
wow! this video makes it simple and very easy to understand thank you.
First off, I'd like to say that I love your videos I have really struggled with music theory for a while and you've really helped. Second, I was wondering if you have ever considered putting parts of your videos (like the note chart and pyramid) in a PDF format so they can be printed for easier reference? Without the margin of error from hand copying it. Also do you have any worksheets for your videos?
11:54 Ironically recently I discovered that some scored versions of the beginning of the Goo Goo Dolls song _Iris_ have it with an 8/8 time-signature. It took me by surprise, but when you hear the way that beginning part is “weighted”, somehow 8/8 does seem more fitting than 4/4...
excellent video!
just started learning violin and this was just perfect for refreshing my memory
I feel like there’s a way simpler way to explain this. Like you’re trying to confuse people. Just say quarter note, eighth note, whole not
i5h\/Alan that’s only for Americans
you know what sir ! you are brilliant ! i had a music final exam in my collage and coulndt find a book to study from as its an elective subject , so i found your video , and i studied it , and i ended up with a full mark !!! thank you !
GOSH I WAS SO BAFFLED WITH TIME SIGNATURE ESPECIALLY THE BOTTOM ONE
I FINALLY UNDERSTAND IT NOW *THANK YOU* OMG TIME TO GO TO EVEN HARDER LESSONS
Just amazing! I understood seeing your first video! Thanks for helping me in my Exam
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So, does the time signature basically tell you the tempo of the music? If there is an 8 at the bottom, it's faster; if there's a 2, it's slower? I'm teaching myself to play the flute, so I'm learning theory as I go. This channel is the best I've found.
The time signature will *never* tell you the tempo. For example, you could play 4/4 fast, slow or crazy fast. The time signature merely tells you: how many beats in a bar and how to count them. All the best, @musictheoryguy
Initially I thought, "13 minutes on time signatures, are you serious?' But after watching the whole thing, I must say the video is very engaging and extremely helpful. You addressed the exact question I was looking for an answer to - what is the difference between common & cut common time and why have both. Bravo. Thanks!
My only suggestion for improvement would be to include example pieces of music with charts on the screen so we can hear & see the difference.
Your explanations make sense and your pacing is great, only wish there were examples using sounds, though I understanding how this might come off as condescending to those already studying music theory, kinda like how explaining how to count in a fractions class.
i have to agree this is the best music vedio online . this helped me wit homework and wit my music test!!!!
Just incase anyone is unsure of what these terms he's using mean, here's a little context:
A breve/whole note is eight counts.
A semibreve/whole note is four counts.
A minim/half note is two counts.
A crotchet/quarter note is one count.
A quaver/eighth note is a half count.
Hope this is useful. 🌝
This was so helpful, in school we did a song in Cut Time and I had no idea and sorta dragged myself through it. This really ally helped me, thanks a lot.
Thank you very much! This has helped me understand the time signatures much better than my music teacher had explained to me!
After years I finally understood the bottom number, thanks!
Superb explanation. I feel I have the beginning of a firm grip on time signatures. I look forward to looking at the other videos. thank you so much
I cannot find the video that was referenced at the begging. I have search for the video titled," Note names and there values and cannot find anything. Can you help me?
thank you so much! i finally understand everything for my music exam!
Great video! Really helped me understand time signatures better than my music teacher teaches it! Got my exam in a few weeks so much appreciated great video!
I really enjoyed the simple way in which you explained this topic. I'm now going to watch the rest of your videos. Thanks for posting. The penny has finally dropped for me!
thanks I always review ur vids. I play the violin and I just don't get the bottom number. Everyone gets it just I dont gEt it. I was panicking and I searched up a vid and found this. It was helpful to me and I understand now. Thank you so much ur vids r clear for me. Btw can't you use quarter,half,eight,or sixteebth notes? oh and who is watching in 2016??
I like how you explained the bottom number, as I have not been able to explain it very well except to tell my students the 4 means the quarter note gets the beat. I like how you explained it where they could figure it out!.
Thank you so much! I started from the third video of time signature and went backwards and I actually understand! Thank you so much! I would not have comprehended this by only listening in class.
@theDracoIX Thanks! Glad you found the video useful. Best wishes.
Could you say that the number at the bottom of the key signature is sort of the standard type of note used in the piece you are playing? And any variations may come as these note being the standard? eg. a whole note is four crotchets, therefore any key signature with x/4 would use the crotchet as its standard. eg.2 a whole note is eight quavers, so any key signature with x/8 would use a quaver as its standard (x is the top number)
Might be a stupid question but
If there's already a designated note value in the Time Signature (eg: 4/4), why is it possible to put other notes in it? Is the note value not absolute?
I'm sorry I hope my question makes sense
So many teachers in youtube but I found no one who actually good at transferring concepts to their viewers. Knowledge is nothing if you can't explain the entire concept in a simple way. Instead they use too many words and some jargons.
so the bottom = the style, minim, crotchet, etc. but you can also have multiple types within the song? For example crotchets and quavers? This just gave me more questions than answers.
thanks this really helped with my music test!
This is one of those things you feel smarter knowing. Excellent, informative video. Thanks for doing it!
this is good, but in case you are american, semibreve = 1 note (whole), minim = 1/2 note (half), crotchet = 1/4 note (quarter), quaver = 1/8 note (eighth), and semiquaver = 1/16 note (sixteenth). i was really confused until i realized these names were a british notation. with all respect to the british system, it's just easier for me to have it in numbers so i can do the math quickly
Lovely! Slowly & professionally explained!
Thanks So Much!
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Why does quavers in group of 2 can't be there in 3/8? Where is your video about beaming
This video was really helpful, thank you because I don’t have a teacher
With the example at 11:33, i understand why the 8 is on the bottom, but why is the 3 on top? I'm really confused. I thought the 3 means there is 3 beats in each measure, but each measure only has 1 and a half beats (one quarter note and one 8th note). I need help!
That's why the 8 is at the bottom--- so there isn't a fraction on the top, and to label the shorter types of notes. I think you're seeing it as 1.5/4
bro thank you so much i will surely pass my exams with this
I understood everything for a second, and I lost it all again
Sorry to hear this. Try again, ask questions and don't give up. Wishing you all the best.
Thank you very much for your help.Now,I finally understood what Time Signatures are 😊😊
Your videos are a gold mine, you're a wonderful teacher
Seems to me the bottom number of the time signature is pointless, in each measure you will see the notes and timing of each notes anyways, so why have it written the beginning if each measures going to have a different timing notes?
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Thanks soo much!! I finally understand music after studying for years!!
dear video guy,
you sir, are king of explainerising.
Woow! You made the first video of time signatures that can be understood by common people!
I got a question, is there is such thing as a 6/4 time signature? It's barely talked about and theres very little info on it. 6/8 gets talked about a lot
***** Yes! Have a look at my video on 'Less Common Time Signatures': ruclips.net/video/SfMXkx-3lRU/видео.html Best wishes.
musictheoryguy I see; still, from what I've read from 6/4 time signature, it is not really used. Instead, people use 4/4 + 2/4. Why is that?
+musictheoryguy would that be a compound time signature
You are amazing and I like the way you explain!!!👍👍👍
So if I'm playing guitar and lets say I'm plucking a string at every pulse im playing quarter notes right? then is im pluck a string on every beat and off beat i'm playing 8th notes?? please help!
zTwentyEight NineElevenTurbo you are correct
But what is the difference in playing 3/4 and 3/8, 4/4 and 4/8, 6/4 and 6/8, 7/4 and 7/8.
Please help🙏🙏
The symbol for common time isn't a C and it doesn't represent the first letter in "common time". It's an incomplete circle because when that symbol was created, 3/4 was considered "perfect" time, and was represented with a circle, and 4/4 was considered "imperfect" time: thus, the circle was incomplete. Funny though how the circle for 3/4 never stayed around, I would have liked to use it but no one would know what it meant without a history lesson
after years of just getting by I've literally just got it from this video
Why do we choose the semibreve to fit the type of notes in it in it...????
Thank you for helping me with my homework
had trouble getting it at first since the terms are different... But bruh thanks for this!! Made lotsa sense, esp when I wrote notes alongside watching. More power🤘
What time signature is the bottom numbers always in the two times table or four times table.
I must say, I prefer the European terminology for music theory and it's components more than what is found in the U.S. it makes it more fashionable and fun to learn!
Brilliantly clear exposition. Thanks. And I'll look again.
musictheoryguy, possibly THE most appropriate name on RUclips
at 8:33. Why is a quaver worth only 4 quaver notes. shouldn't it be 8 as a quaver is 1/8th of a whole note? (8 quavers = whole note?)
+Darren R nvm, it's a half note :p
Why are time signatures with an 8 divided into groups of three?
unrelated, but this video was posted on april 11th 2011 which was my fifth birthday :))
Semibreve = Whole Note = 4 Beats
Minim = Half Note = 2 Beats
Crotchet = Quarter Note = 1 Beat
Quaver = Eighth Note = 1/2 Beat
Semi-quaver = Sixteenth Note = 1/4 Beat
Thanks for the refresher. Wish I knew about this video when I was in school.
So if you are listening to a piece of music, how are you to know if the notes being played are quarters, eights, sixteenths etc. without just assuming it's 4/4 and guessing? I understand how to solve the time signature if the notes are written down. But if it's being played, I see no way of determining what note it is.
a little clearer, definitely a start for me. Thanks
Dude... Thanks a lot. I've been searching for a clear explanation like this for a while. 😄 In the next days I'll catch up with the next parts! See you
Ah thank you! I finally understand, thank you so much for including all of those examples!
Can you please help me to tell, What software do you used to type those musical notes in staff lines?
Oh my, you just opened my world haha thank you so much!